A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.

Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.

A quiet memorial marks the spot where the victims of the Salem Witch Trials were executed.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

The upstairs museum delves into the Lawson family murder, whose eight victims were embalmed at this store in 1929.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

A royal relic from the time that gambling was accidentally made legal in South Carolina.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

The failure of one component toppled this entire bridge during rush hour.

In 1952, a strange encounter in the woods of West Virginia led to the legend of a 10-foot-tall monster with glowing eyes and a distinctive style.

In Houston's airport, a cow is properly equipped to jump over the moon.

Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

These cabins mark the site where our 11th president was born (probably).

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.